A Broward Sheriff's Office helicopter, K-9 units and Pembroke Pines officers assisted Miramar Police in the search for the man, who fled the scene. Authorities said he was eventually captured nearby, but have not released his name yet.

Shawntrell Jones was a mother of two and had a fiance, her uncle Jerome Jones said.

Her family members, overwhelmed with pain, were screaming and crying at the scene. According to loved ones, the fiancé was present at the scene, but was too distraught to speak.